Zeller, Christoph#
Zeller, Christoph, d. near Urfahr (Upper Austria), July 18, 1626, innkeeper at St. Agatha (Upper Austria), brother-in-law of S. Fadinger; peasant leader from the Upper Austrian "Hausruck" region in the Upper Austrian Peasants' Revolt of 1626; captain of two other regions, the "Muehlviertel" and the "Machland". Died in battle against Bavarian troops; was buried, like Fadinger, near Pupping (Upper Austria).
Literature#
F. Stieve, Der ooe. Bauernaufstand des Jahres 1626, 1904; Der ooe. Bauernkrieg, 1626, exhibition catalogue, Linz 1976.